PMLボディの分布と濃度は細胞周期の進行によって変化する。G0期では、SUMO化されたPMLボディはほとんど存在しないが、G1期からS期、G2期へと進行するにつれて、その数は増加する。有糸分裂中のクロマチン凝縮の際、PMLの脱SUMO化によって多くの結合タンパク質の解離が引き起こされ、PMLは自己凝集し、MAPP(mitotic accumulations of PML proteins)と名付けられたいくつかの巨大な凝集体を形成する[5]。数の変化に加え、PMLボディは周期の段階に応じて異なるタンパク質を結合しており、その構成に関しては生化学的に大きな変化が起こっている[5]。
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